Waiting in the lobby of the Artscape Youngplace Theatre on charming wooden block benches, under the soft fluorescent lighting could hardly have prepared me for the onslaught of emotion that would be brought on by being witness to Stichomythia Theatre‘s production of Elektra at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
More an act of magic than a play, the only criticism I could make is that I wish there was more it it. It was a privilege to be present for what felt like an insight into something very real and intensely human. Raw emotion made every moment of this piece feel vivid and alive and I don’t think that I stopped crying from the first word to the standing ovation at the end.
The Pain in my Ass or: How to Adult, by Lost in Line Productions, is currently playing in the Toronto Fringe Festival. It follows Solomon (Feerass Ellid), a young man who just graduated from university as he decides what to do next with his life: do a graduate degree, go to teacher’s college, teach English abroad, or something else entirely.
Myths and Coffee Cups, brought to you and the 2016 Toronto Fringe by Books Are Boring, is neither a book (nor is it boring). It is a conversation between son Jack and father Sam about the past and the future, and how living in the present is informed, and informs, both.
When I sat down in the Robert Gill Theatre late on Wednesday evening, the house lights were up and I was presented with twenty-something Jack sitting alone on a bench. He appeared restless as what sounded like an emo song from a mumblecore film played throughout the room, and seemingly in the earphones that connected his phone to his head. Continue reading Myths and Coffee Cups (Books Are Boring) 2016 Toronto Fringe Review→
